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Bartelso News & Events

Bartelso Ladies Sodality Fall Dinner

The Ladies Sodality Annual Fall Dinner will be held on Sunday, November 4 at the school cafeteria. The dinner will run from 11:00 am till 5:00; with carryouts available till 6:00 p.m. only. The following is the workers list. Please check for your times and find a replacement if you cannot work your shift. Reminder to also bring your designated dish as requested on the workers list.

Bartelso Braves State Champs

2018 Boys SIJHSAA Class Small State Champs

2018 Girls SIJHSAA Class Small Third Place State

The 2018 Bartelso Braves basketball season was an exciting one! The Lady Braves completed their season with a 23 - 8 record. The Lady Braves were proud to claim the third place state trophy at the SIJHSAA State Tournament.

The Bartelso Boys basketball season ended UNDEFEATED with a 32 - 0 record and claimed the SIJHSAA Class S State Championship. This is the first time in school history to become undefeated and to win a State Championship.

Congratulations to the students, coaching staff, parents and faculty on an amazing season.

Hillcrest Estates

A new subdivision is underway southeast of Bartelso. This subdivision includes many benefits and is located right on the outskirts of town. Its a perfect location for any size family looking to build a new home.

Rolling hills, storm sewers & sump pump for proper drainage

Oil & Chipped roads with curbing

Sidewalk throughout and to school

Underground electric with decorative street lighting

1 Acre Lake & Beautiful Entrance

Short distance to church and Bartelso Elementary - which continues to be a top rated school in Illinois

Contact Tom Gerdes at 618-210-2658 or email him at tgerdes@southernbusandmobility.com for more information.

Congratulations to the Bartelso Elementary students, faculty and staff on their PARCC scores. This is the first year of the new Illinois standardized test for schools. PARCC; Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test reviews English language arts and math. PARCC replaces the ISAT and PSAE test that was the normal method of assessing K-12 school for many years and was given to students in third through eighth grade and in high school.

Prior to PARCC, the test structure was a standardized multiple choice exam that measured the students' ability to remember facts. PARCC is known as a "performance based" test, focusing on accurate answers and how the student arrives at that answer to defend it. This type of test has a large emphasis on critical thinking and writing.

In addition, schools were given the new option to give the test on a computer. As some schools stuck solely with paper and pencil, others with a mixture; Bartelso Elementary administered the test solely on computers.

Across the state, 33 percent of students met or exceeded standards for their grade level. We congratulate Damiansville Elementary with the highest-scoring school in St. Clair, Madison, Monroe or Clinton counties. Damiansville Elementary received a proficiency score of 69.2. Bartelso Elementary was a close second with a proficiency score of 69. Congratulations to all area schools on their scores.

Family and friends of Fallon Schlautman, daughter of Kevin and Katie Heimbecker-Schlautman, thank everyone for their support for the "Faith for Fallon" benefit on Saturday, May 16th.

If anyone is till wishing to help this wonderful family, a Go Fund Me account has been set up to help provide support for Fallon or donations can also be made directly to the Faith for Fallon Benefit Fund at:

Faith has been diagnosed with SIFD Syndrome. SIFD syndrome is a genetic disorder that has been diagnosed less than 15 times worldwide. It is characterized by sideroblastic anemia, immunodeficiency, febrile episodes, and development delay.

Fallon will undergo a bone marrow transplant in a couple months in hopes of curing the anemia and immunodeficiency. Prior to the transplant, Fallon will undergo chemotherapy to wipe out her immune system so a new one can take over. We continue to hope and pray all symptoms will respond to the transplant.